Damascus vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$315
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
28
25
😀 Quality of life
39
39
🏙️ Population
2.69M
2.44M

The cost of living in Damascus is 0.1% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 7287th and 7283rd ($671 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Syria and Cameroon, respectively. Check Syria vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 7834th and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$1806

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1363
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$793
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$849
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$665
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$755
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$698
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1241
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1413
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$397
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$571
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$708
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$494
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$674
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$961
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$676
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1774
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$563
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$878
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1051
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$660
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$621
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1046
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$926
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1044
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1514
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$810
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$644
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$781
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$536
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$664
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$526
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$644
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$596
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$505
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$852
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$836
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$393
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$778